WWUS83 KABR 170935 RFWABR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 435 AM CDT Thu Oct 17 2024 SDZ005>008-010-011-016>023-033>037-045-048-051-171745- /O.CON.KABR.FW.W.0019.241017T1600Z-241018T0000Z/ McPherson-Brown-Marshall-Roberts-Edmunds-Day-Potter-Faulk-Spink- Clark-Codington-Grant-Hamlin-Deuel-Stanley-Sully-Hughes-Hyde-Hand- Jones-Lyman-Buffalo- 435 AM CDT Thu Oct 17 2024 /335 AM MDT Thu Oct 17 2024/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...In South Dakota, McPherson, Brown, Marshall, Roberts, Edmunds, Day, Potter, Faulk, Spink, Clark, Codington, Grant, Hamlin, Deuel, Stanley, Sully, Hughes, Hyde, Hand, Jones, Lyman and Buffalo. * WINDS...South 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 20 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that ignite will spread rapidly and become difficult to control or suppress. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ MNZ039-046-171745- /O.CON.KABR.FW.W.0019.241017T1600Z-241018T0000Z/ Traverse-Big Stone- 435 AM CDT Thu Oct 17 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...In Minnesota, Traverse and Big Stone. * WINDS...South 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 20 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that ignite will spread rapidly and become difficult to control or suppress. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ TMT